78 ANNUAL REPORT. 
PRES. GRIMES’ STATEMENT. 
Pres. Grimes made a statement, as follows: 
I believe I was a prime mover inthis matter. I wished to know what 
the much-talked-of Russian apples amounted to. Thought I would make 
a full report, with his permission, on the Russian apples, in Mr. Moulton’s 
nursery. I saw the fruit on the trees when some of it was beginning to 
ripen—at about the time of the Tetofsky. Took an apple and made dia- 
grams of its sections. Went again and told Mr. Moulton my plans for 
making a full report. He said he was then in a hurry, but would be at home 
at almost any other time, and would give me apy assistance he could. Told 
him I wanted 3 specimens of each as they ripened; one to make outlines 
from to test its quality, and one to see how long it would keep. The next 
time I went Mr. Moulton was not there, but I found Mr. Spaulding, the 
superintendent, who said he would show me the trees and fruit, but said 
they could not furnish any specimens because their agents were out selling 
trees, and they had not fruit enough to send them for specimens. I found 
that I did not know anything about fruits. Thought I saw the familiar 
fruit called the Duchess, but was informed that it was not. The trees had 
certain numbers assigned by Mr. Moulton, and which bore no correspond- 
ence to the original numbers. On the whole, I met with great discourage- 
ment, and gave up the task of making a report. Mr. Mouiton said he had 
received but few of them from the Department of Agriculture, but had im- 
ported direct from St. Petersburg. Later I asked Mr. Moulton to make a 
report for this meeting, but he declined, saying that if he described those 
fruits every member of the society would have them to sell next year. 
Mr. Jordon. Myr. Moulton has a fine collection of apples. 
There are many poor ones, but some also that I think will be 
valuable. No. 20 of his list is one of these. 
Mr. Dart. Irise to a point of order, that Mr. Moulton refuses 
to have his apples reported upon, and I think we have no right to 
do so. 
REPORT OF DR. HUMPHREY. 
Dr. Humphrey. In 18741 received two bundles of cions, top- 
worked on Transcendent crabs in the spring. The same season 
the blight nearly destroyed the stocks but they afterward par- 
tially recovered. Some of the varieties are promising in habit of 
growth, while others are smaller than dwarf. Most of them have 
been hardy—entirely hardy—starting from the terminal bud. Of 
forty sorts not more than three or four are worthy. They are 
catalogued as— 
First. Lubsk Queen, a very beautiful, smooth, medium-sized fruit, of 
brilliant color, and very early; a tart, sub-acid, excellent for cooking, well 
fiavored and finely grained, but a little acid for the table to most palates. 
